Building Kinetic West & Our Commitment to Our People
At Kinetic West, we are committed to finding and developing the best talent. Our people are great because they do not all share the same background or past job experience, but are all equally committed to growth and devoted to equity. Our consultants come from a variety of backgrounds and have held jobs across the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
Why join Kinetic West
Kinetic West is committed to finding the best talent and supporting you to become the best consultants, systems thinkers, and change-makers you can and pursue the projects that fill you with passion. We provide ongoing training, constructive feedback, and continuous growth opportunities to make sure you always feel prepared and ready for the next challenge. We reward you with highly competitive salaries and great benefits to make sure you have balance within and outside our firm. And most importantly we see you as more than an employee and value you as part of our growing family.
Our Commitment to Equity
Our mission is to build a world in which every person lives a life full of dignity and meaning. This means focusing our time, energy, and resources on challenges that disproportionately impact people of color and low-income communities. Our passion for our work and our shared sense of responsibility to our community drives everything we do. We aspire to be a firm that is comprised of people that reflect the communities and clients we serve.
As a team we work towards the following goals:
Increase our individual and team awareness and fluency of structural and institutional racism
Build our skills and capacity to confront racism in ourselves and our daily work so that we lead with equity as we support clients and our community
Actively implement anti-racist practices and expend our time and financial resources in accordance with these
We’re hiring!
Business development and marketing lead
Kinetic West is seeking an innovative and experienced Business Development Marketing Coordinator to support our team in identifying and responding to requests for proposal (RFPs), as well as market our brand of equity-forward social impact consulting.
Workforce / Postsecondary Education Product Lead
Kinetic West is seeking an experienced partner to help transform the existing expertise of our team and past project work into turnkey, modular products that can be customized -- projects that can be offered efficiently and impactfully to clients. Ultimately, we hope this work will enable Kinetic West to open new markets, reduce our price point, and scale our impact.
We will be hiring for consulting positions early in 2025! Follow our LinkedIn and website in the new year for updates!
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Recruiting Process
Our recruiting process is designed to give candidates a clear picture of the types of projects we work on at Kinetic West and to introduce you to our consulting team.
We aim to create an experience that gives candidates a clear picture of our firm, our team, and the consulting work we do with clients and allows candidates to showcase their unique skills and talents.
The following represents our typical recruiting process:
Application review (all applications should be submitted via our form)
Informational Interview (phone call)
Analytical assessment (remote assignment)
First-round interview (in-person or video conference)
Second round interview (in-person or video conference)
Reference checks
Offer decision
Our interview process uses case studies that replicate what it’s like to work on the Kinetic West team as we solve a problem together. We focus on understanding your process for problem-solving and how you would address a complex problem. We are committed to ensuring the recruiting process is equitable to all regardless of your background, if you are unfamiliar with consulting case interviews and feel you aren’t sure where to start, please let us know and we would be able to share some useful resources with you.
For candidates who advance to the first round interview stage, Kinetic West will make a donation to the charity of their choice, in appreciation of the time they are giving to the interview process.
Career Trajectory
Our people are our most valuable asset. Regardless of the level at which you join, we look forward to supporting your growth and development. Our culture is based on continuous learning and supportive feedback. We recognize that developing each individual’s skills and knowledge is vital to the ongoing success of our firm.
We work with each individual on professional development to help promote personal and professional success. Our typical consulting career path follows this trajectory:
Senior Consultant > Consulting Manager > Principal
Employee Benefits
We offer competitive compensation and exceptional employee benefits. Salaries are standard by career level and all consultants are expected to receive an annual bonus.
Employees also receive the following benefits.
Unlimited paid time off, plus 12 holidays and annual winter break
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
$1,000 yearly donation to a charity of your choice
Annual employee bonus
Eligibility for family & medical leave
ORCA transit card
Company laptop and monthly cell phone stipend
401(k) plan after 6 months with 3% annual company contribution
We take the health of our employees, families, and customers very seriously, and are taking all necessary precautions to promote public health and safety. As a result, Kinetic West requires all employees to be fully vaccinated unless they have an approved medical/religious exemption.